Bürgermeister

[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Bürgermeister” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,587
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgermeister · Bürgermeister · German

Bürgermeister · rank #1,587 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,587
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blut

Nearest frequency peer: Blut (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bürgermeister“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bürgermeister“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bürgermeister vs Bürgermeisters
93% similar
Bürgermeister vs Bürgermeisterin
87% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bürgermeister
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgermeister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#1,587
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bürgermeister“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bürgermeisterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blut“ (#1,586), „Büro“ (#1,588), „bessere“ (#1,585). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bürgermeister“ bei #1,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Bürgermeister (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,587 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürgermeister, with forms such as "bbürgermeister", "brügermeister", and "bügrermeister". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bürgermeisters", "Bürgermeisterin", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bürgermeister, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-M-E-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bürgermeister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bürgermeister und Gemeinderat verabschieden den neuen Gemeindehaushalt.
  2. Es sind nicht die klügsten Bauern, die sich zum Bürgermeister wählen lassen.

Synonyms

GemeindeoberhauptGemeindevorstandGemeindevorsteherOrtsvorsteherRathauschefStadtoberhaupt

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürgermeister
  • brügermeister
  • bügrermeister
  • büregrmeister
  • bürgemreister
  • bürgeremister
  • bürgermeisetr
  • bürgermeisster
  • bürgermeisterr
  • bürgermeistre
  • bürgermeistter
  • bürgermeitser
  • bürgermesiter
  • bürgermiester
  • bürgermmeister
  • bürgerrmeister
  • bürggermeister
  • bürgremeister
  • bürrgermeister
  • übrgermeister

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bürgermeister - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbürgermeister1brügermeister2bügrermeister2büregrmeister2bürgemreister2bürgeremister2bürgermeisetr2bürgermeisster1
Edit distance from "Bürgermeister"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bürgermeister"?
"Bürgermeister" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-M-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ].
What does "Bürgermeister" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgermeister" means: Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune
What words are commonly confused with "Bürgermeister"?
"Bürgermeister" is commonly confused with "Bürgermeisters", "Bürgermeisterin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bürgermeister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgermeister" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgermeister" come from?
"Bürgermeister" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bürgermeister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list